Parents in Missouri seeking child care typically rely on word of mouth and social media platforms such as Yelp to find quality education and providers, but a bill moving through the Missouri General Assembly could make things easier.
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Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinator is a not a position you will find in most early childhood centers, but a conversation with Mary Clare Monahan—SouthSide’s in-house Mental Health and Disabilities Coordinator—makes it clear just how critical a position this is.
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For 130 years, SouthSide Early Childhood Center has been committed to serving children from St. Louis’s most at-risk families, including many from the city’s ever-changing refugee population.
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Inter-ability friendships are relationships between children of varying physical, cognitive, social, speech, and language abilities.
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Childhood- it conjures up images of playing and laughing, eyes bright with the excitement of learning.
Read MoreCheck out SouthSide preschoolers, Executive Director, Katie Rahn, Ed.D. and Teacher, Stephanie McKinney gardening with Kim Hudson on Fox 2!
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When Monica Jestes began her teaching career at SouthSide 30 years ago, she hoped to work with an organization that shared the same passion for children and education philosophy as she had—where the programs focused on the children and the families they served.
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At 8:30 every morning, a familiar scene replays in the main hall at SouthSide Early Childhood Center as children and parents begin to arrive for the day.
Read MoreSouthSide Early Childhood Center is seeking a Paraprofessional for support in one of our high-quality preschool classrooms!
Read MoreDear Families, As of January 2016, SouthSide’s policy regarding weather-related closures is to close whenever St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) close.
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We all know that being thankful and having children who are thankful is important, but do we know why?
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Read MoreQuestion: How long do we have to wait until Trivia Night?
Read MoreAfter a lengthy search, including internal, local and national candidates, the Board of Directors of SouthSide Early Childhood Center is very pleased to name Katie Rahn as the new Executive Director.
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